Comics: The Meaning

com-ics (kom'iks)n. plural in form, used with a singular verb. 1. Juxtaposed pictorial and other images in deliberate sequence, intended to convey information and/or to produce an aesthetic response in the viewer.

"If Comics' spectacularly varied past is any indication, comics' future will be virtually impossible to predict using the standards of the present.... Those of you who make comics for a living - or would like to someday, probably know that keeping up with all the advances in today's comics is a full-time job. However much we may try to understand the world of comics around us, a part of that world will always lie in shadow - a mystery.... As it is, it should be kept in mind at all times that this world is only one of many possible worlds!
Our attempts to define comics are an on-going process which won't end anytime soon. A new generation will no doubt reject whatever this one finally decides to accept and try once more to reinvent comics. And so they should. Here's to the great debate."

Excerpts and paraphrased from the amazing Scott McCloud's "Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art."

Sunday, August 24, 2014

THE BZZZT - OUR PICKS OF THE WEEK FOR RELEASE ON 08.27.2014

08.24.2014 - This is what we have our eyes on for release this Wed. 08.27.2014.  Another amazing release week in the world of comics.


AVENGERS #34
ORIGINAL SIN TIE-IN
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Jonathan Hickman (A/CA) Leinil Francis Yu
ORIGINAL SIN tie-in!  - "THIS PROBLEM OF AVENGERS"
•  The first Avenger meets the last Avenger...
•  And the Avengers World crumbles.
•  You won't believe what comes next.

DEADPOOL VS CARNAGE TP
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Cullen Bunn (A) Salva Espin, Aaron Kim Jacinto (CA) Glenn Fabry
Come one, come all, for the bloodiest showdown the Marvel Universe has ever seen! It's two red-suited madmen for the price of one when Deadpool takes on Carnage in the ultimate battle of good-crazy vs. bad-crazy! Will Carnage spread Deadpool all over the landscape? Or will Deadpool talk the scarlet sociopath's ear off? Find out in this blood-soaked brouhaha for the ages! Plus: Cletus Kasady is behind bars, and the Carnage symbiote is in quarantine! But we all know that's never going to last, right? Cletus has been evaluated, imprisoned and even lobotomized. Carnage has been sampled, cloned, poked and prodded. But they've had enough! It's time to get the band back together! It's a return to bloody, murderous form for the deadliest killer in the Marvel Universe! Collecting DEADPOOL VS. CARNAGE #1-4 and SUPERIOR CARNAGE ANNUAL #1.

FABLES TP 
VOL 20 CAMELOT
DC COMICS
(W) Bill Willingham (A) Mark Buckingham & Various (CA) Dan Dos
Rose Red takes the mantle of Paladin of Hope to rally the Fables in the tragic aftermath of "Snow White." A new dark age calls for a new Round Table, with modern knights willing to take on a sacred quest to reassemble the shattered pieces of Fabletown. This new volume collects issues #131-136 of this multiple Eisner-Award-winning series.

FANTASTIC FOUR TP VOL 01
FALL OF THE FANTASTIC FOUR
MARVEL COMICS
(W) James Robinson (A) Leonard Kirk, Various (CA) Leonard Kirk
The World's Greatest Comics Magazine begins anew! But as the Fantastic Four embark on a strange mission, they aren't met with new beginnings - they face an untimely end! Marvel's First Family heads toward its darkest hour, but who's behind the FF's downfall? Manhattan is under attack by a killer swarm from a corrupted pocket universe; to defeat it, the Human Torch must make a terrible sacrifice! And with one member down, a new menace emerges: the Wrecking Crew, their powers mysteriously elevated! As Ben and Alicia's romance rekindles, the threats of Fin Fang Foom, the Wizard and the Puppet Master loom; the Baxter Building is quarantined; and the Fantastic Four are held accountable for the destruction in Manhattan! It's the trial of the century and a major turning point for the FF! Collecting FANTASTIC FOUR (2014) #1-5.

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #18
ORIGINAL SIN TIE-IN
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Brian Michael Bendis (A/CA) Ed McGuinness
Original Sin Tie-In!
Nova, the Human Rocket - who once burned a bright streak across the Marvel Universe, gone in a flash. Side-by-side with Star-Lord, Richard Rider fought valiantly to save the universe from Thanos. Left sealed in a twisted and horrific version of our own universe, Richard Rider sacrificed everything to save us.
Now, the truth of that sacrifice will finally come to light! Thanos and Star-Lord miraculously reappeared, but Nova was nowhere to be found. The true story about what happened has remained a closely guarded secret between two bitter enemies. Now, thanks to the events of Original Sin, the truth is about to come out!  What happened to Rich Rider in the Cancerverse? How did Star-Lord and Thanos escape their hellish imprisonment?  And most importantly, why did they lie about it?

SUPERMAN #34 N52
DC COMICS
(W) Geoff Johns (A/CA) John Romita, Klaus Janson
Geoff Johns and John Romita, Jr. continue their epic Superman run with "THE MEN OF TOMORROW" chapter 3! Introducing the bizarre villain known as The Machinist - the man behind the recent technological attacks on Metropolis. But what is his strange connection to Superman? Where is he from? And what does The Machinist want with The Daily Planet? Plus, the mystery behind the disaster at the Ulysses Research Lab sends Clark on an investigation that will reveal a dark secret from his past.

UNTIL NEXT WEEK, LIVE IT LIKE YOU LOVE IT!
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